Example sentences of "[conj] you [modal v] [be] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Techniques " at the bell " are four ( 1 ) living with the headlines and main outlines of your subject by the use of swot cards ; ( 2 ) rehearsing old papers ( or papers concocted from textbook examples ) under examination conditions , with the deliberate aim of making these conditions so familiar that you will be at ease — with the " this-is-old-hat-to-me " feeling in the examination room ; ( 3 ) listening with a much more critical ear to your tutor and to the lecturer — especially if he is also the examiner ; |
| 2 | ‘ But you may be at ease . |
| 3 | ‘ But you should be at work by now , Heathcliff . ’ |
| 4 | Mm , well he wo n't because you 'll be at school |
| 5 | ‘ And I 've packed you a currant teacake for a ‘ biting on ’ , though you should be at Dudley afore dinnertime . ’ |